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Gspaltenhornhütte SAC

About this hut: Hut above Gamchi glacier at the head of Kiental, with separate Sefinafurgga, Hohtürli and Gamchilücke transitions.

Explore hut in PlannerOpening & reservations ↗

Notice: The hut is currently closed. The operator says online booking for summer 2027 opens from December; no exact 2027 staffing dates are supplied. Source read 2026-10-24.

Path access notices

Gspaltenhorn hut access via Gamchi and Bundalp
Notice: The notice updated 11 October 2026 says all bridges on the Gamchi and Bundalp approaches are dismantled. The team provides no current path-condition information for those approaches, Sefinenfurgge, Hohtürli, Gspaltenhorn or Gamchilücke. Do not treat general route descriptions as current passage clearance. Source read 2026-10-24.

Approach choices

Von der Griesalp über Steineberg

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T3

Source ascent: 3 h 30 min

Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.

Oeschinensee to Gspaltenhorn hut

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T3+

Source reference time: 7 h–8 h

Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.

Griesalp via Gamchialp

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T3

Source reference time: 3 h 30 min–4 h

Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.

More source-described approaches (6)

Griesalp via Bundalp

hiking · T3 · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 4 h–4 h 30 min

Mürren to Gspaltenhorn hut

hiking · T3+ · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 6 h–7 h

Vom Schilthorn über die Sefinafurgga

hiking · T3 · glacier assessment unknown

Source ascent: 4 h–4 h 30 min

Von Mürren via Rotstockhütte und über die Sefinafurgga

hiking · T3+ · glacier assessment unknown

Source ascent: 6 h–7 h

Von der Griesalp über die Bundalp

hiking · T3+ · glacier assessment unknown

Source ascent: 4 h

Von Tschingel

ski touring · ZS · glacier assessment unknown

Source ascent: 6 h 30 min

Original grade scales are retained. Mountain hiking, mountaineering and ski touring grades describe different skills. Times belong to their published direction and variant.

Onward options

These are published route descriptions. Only a separately qualified mapped connection can be used for planning; proximity between huts does not establish a walking route.

Mutthornhütte SAC: Vom Kiental über die Gamchilücke

mountaineering · WS

Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.

Source ascent: 6 h–7 h

Source descent: 1 h

Opening & staying

Confirm your dates and reservation with the hut. Published opening periods and usual month patterns do not show available beds or current path conditions.

Hut opening & reservation information ↗
Dated notices, services & travel

Published staffed period: 2026-06-12–2026-10-10 · hiking · summer

Source read 2026-10-24· Gspaltenhorn — exact2026season and room allocation ↗

Bedding: Duvets and pillows; sleeping liner required, rental available.

Source read 2026-10-24· Gspaltenhorn — exact2026season and room allocation ↗

Dogs: Cannot be accommodated.

Payment: CHFcash and SACvouchers described; EUR only by card; invoice for larger groups only by prior agreement.

Water: Guest-area water is not drinking water; drinking water sold at the counter.

Unstaffed room: not provided

Source read 2026-10-24· Gspaltenhorn — basic emergency shelter and stay essentials ↗

Notice: The notice updated 11 October 2026 says all bridges on the Gamchi and Bundalp approaches are dismantled. The team provides no current path-condition information for those approaches, Sefinenfurgge, Hohtürli, Gspaltenhorn or Gamchilücke. Do not treat general route descriptions as current passage clearance.

Source read 2026-10-24· Gspaltenhorn — dated removed-bridge notice ↗

Notice: The hut is currently closed. The operator says online booking for summer 2027 opens from December; no exact 2027 staffing dates are supplied.

Source read 2026-10-24· Gspaltenhorn — current closure and2027booking window ↗

Booking method: Online booking until the evening before arrival; later enquiries by hut telephone.

Source read 2026-10-24· Gspaltenhorn — booking channel and cancellation cutoff ↗
Sources & what has been checked

Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.

Location: OpenStreetMap. Source facts and map locations retain their own provenance.